A pesquisa científica no cotidiano de trabalho do agente comunitário de saúde: relato de experiência / Scientific research in the everyday work of a community health agent: experience report

Este artigo é um relato de experiência que tem por objetivo apresentar as atividades e as experiências dos agentes comunitários de saúde (ACSs) decorrentes da realização da primeira fase de um estudo multicêntrico sobre prevenção e controle da Covid-19 em três Unidades de Saúde da Família de um município do estado da Bahia. A participação dos ACSs foi dividida em três etapas: I ­Convite e qualificação; II ­Coleta de dados; III ­Discussão sobre a pesquisa. Participaram 16 ACSs, destacando-se, nesse processo, a utilização das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TICs) e os impactos observados pelos ACSs no seu processo de trabalho ao participar da coleta e discussão dos dados da pesquisa. Observou-se a importância do desenvolvimento do estudo no âmbito da Atenção Primária à Saúde como forma de qualificação do trabalho do ACS no uso das TICs e na vigilância em saúde no território bem como a importância da Prática Baseada em Evidências Científicas no trabalho em saúde.

This is an experience report that aims to present the activities and experiences of Community Health Agents (ACSs, in Portuguese) resulting from the first phase of a multicenter study on the Prevention and Control of Covid-19 in threeUnits of Family Health in a municipality in the state of Bahia. The participation of the ACSs was divided into three stages: I ­Invitation and qualification; II ­Data collection; III ­Research discussion. 16 ACSs participated and they emphasized the impacts of the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in their work process during the collection and discussion of research data. The importance of developing the study in the context of Primary Health Care was observed, as a way of qualifying the work of ACSs in the use of ICT and health surveillance in the territory, as well as the emphasis on Evidence-Based Practice in health practice.

Experimental Multidisciplinary Approach Based on Compounded Capsule's Quality Evaluation for Pharmacy Undergraduate Courses.

Active learning is common in pharmacy school. However, such learning strategy rarely integrates more than one specific field. Here, we develop a new active multidisciplinary approach centered on compounded capsule's quality evaluation. Captopril capsules were chosen for their important role to control systemic arterial hypertension, a highly prevalent disease. The study design was developed and demonstrated by two undergraduate students. Four compounding pharmacies were selected randomly, and sixty capsules of captopril 25 mg were purchased from each pharmacy at three different periods (12 batches). The capsules were evaluated according to general aspects (visual observation), label information (according to the Brazilian Pharmacopoeia's regulation), weight variation (standard method), and uniformity of dosage units (iodine titration). All batches met the requirements expected for general aspects and one pharmacy did not meet minimum label criteria. Weight variation out of the standard limits was observed for three of the batches evaluated, and five batches were found to be out of the acceptable captopril's dosage. All stages of this activity resulted in important discussions pertaining to the education of pharmacists. The experimental multidisciplinary approach presented a lead to different discussions on several expertise fields and might have a great impact on the formation of future pharmacist. Several topics could be addressed using this activity, such as analytical chemistry, titration, stoichiometry, medicine preparation, pharmacological risks, et h i c a l aspects, and the pharmacist's role to guarantee health.